FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - On March 21, 2024, a significant event unfolded at the Morale Welfare and Recreation theater when the 3rd Medical Command Forward underwent a change of command ceremony. This tradition-laden event not only marked a transition in leadership but also showcased the rich heritage and honor of the unit. Col. Thomas McMahan, outgoing commander, 3rd Medical Comma  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has enrolled 401,006 Veterans in VA health care over the past 365 days -- 30% more than the 307,831 it enrolled the previous year. This is the most yearly enrollees in at least the past five years at VA, and nearly a 50% increase over pandemic-level enrollment in 2020. The number of new enrollees increased in all 50 states yea  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Sean Worrell, 12th Flying Training Wing In honor of Women's History Month, the 12th Operations Support Squadron conducted an all-female altitude chamber instructor flight, which ascended to 25,000 feet. This mission, undertaken by a team of female instructors emphasized the growing role and recognition of women within the armed forces. The altitude chamber, a  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. As part of a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general, Attorney General Mayes filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. U.S. and Moyle v. U.S., urging the court to maintain a preliminary injunction that required Idaho hosp  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In this week's look around the Air Force, senior enlisted advisors from the Air Force and Space Force testify to Congress on the importance of quality-of-life initiatives, medical experts discuss the well-being of service members and the role of lifestyle medicine on Great Power Competition, and an IT solution to enable government applications and we  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Get ready for the 2024 Great Texas Airshow with Ask Away JBSA, where we tell you everything you need to know, before you go! We cover a wide variety of topics, including: What you can expect to see at the show, what you should and shouldn't bring, and how you can get onto the base. Get excited for the 2024 Great Texas Airshow, coming to Joint Base S  more

DEL RIO, Texas, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers conducting outbound operations seized weapons, ammunition, and an assortment of weapon accessories hidden in storage bins and luggage. "This weapons seizure illustrates the significant work our officers do to protect our communities on both sides of the border," said Port Direc  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Capt. Jennifer Buechel, commanding officer, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, served as the keynote speaker for the U.S. Citizenship Naturalization Oath Ceremony held at the Military and Family Readiness Center. Fifteen service members from the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force became U.S. citizens from the countries of China, Kenya, Jam  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 30 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Trimmed Mean PCE inflation rate over the 12 months ending in February was 3.13 percent, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The one-month annualized rate of Trimmed Mean PCE inflation was 3.4 percent. The overall personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation rate for February, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), was 2.45 percent on a   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 74 Texas counties of the April 29, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues c  more

DYESS AFB, Texas, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Alondra Cristobal Hernandez, 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 317th Airlift Wing participated in Exercise Storm Flag 24-05, a 14-day joint-credited exercise, focusing on cargo and personnel delivery at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Alexandria International Airfield and Fort Johnson, Louisiana, from March 3-16, 2024. The exercise was strategically crafted t  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SAINT PAUL, Minn. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) St. Paul field office removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive wanted in Mexico for narcotics possession, March 28. Victor Manuel Jimenez Ruiz, 33-year-old citizen of Mexico, was escorted by ERO officers from St. Paul, Minnesota, to the Brownsv  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Texas-licensed commercial driver Jerry Hernandez to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered him to immediately cease operating any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate or intrastate commerce. Hernandez was served t  more

GALVESTON, Texas, March 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Galveston District issued the following news release: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) real estate specialists will be going door to door seeking rights of entry (ROEs) from Orange County property owners on April 3 and 12, 2024. This month's ROE visits are necessary to compete the efforts initiated in July and August of 2023. SWG has been seeking the ROEs to conduct cultural resource investigations and  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: By Anne Saita, Contributing writer By the time most of the world became aware of deadly wildfires ripping through Lahaina and Kula on Maui, a small team of Civil Air Patrol and Federal Emergency Management Agency members had already remotely identified 800 damaged or destroyed structures. Using publicly available imagery and artificial intelligence technology, within days the remote team assessed  more

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman James Salellas, 17th Training Wing Public Affairs The 17th Training Wing celebrated those who were selected for the rank of senior master sergeant in the 2024 E-8 selection cycle, March 25. This year, there were only 1,734 individuals selected out of 15,151 eligible. As a senior master sergeant, the selectees will utilize their learned leadership and manage  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- NASA issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: On Monday, April 8, most of North America will have the chance to see the Moon pass in front of the Sun during a solar eclipse. NASA is inviting the public to participate with in-person events, opportunities to do NASA science, and multiple ways to watch online (https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/live/). Millions of people along the path of totality - which stretches from Texas to Main  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: MCALLEN, Texas - A South Texas man was sentenced for uploading child pornography following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) Rio Grande Valley Child Exploitation Task Force. Oscar Ramirez Jr, 38, from McAllen, was sentenced March 27 to 180 months in federal prison. At the hearing, the court heard additional information including that   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston Field Office apprehended 11 criminal noncitizens in the Houston area who have been convicted of at least one drug trafficking offense or multiple drug possession-related offenses involving methamphetamines, fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, or synthetic drugs  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 30 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of today a coalition of 24 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States urging the court to protect access to emergency abortion care in Idaho, consistent with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). In the brief (https://illino  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: As the morning sun began to paint the sky with hues of amber and gold, U.S. Army South Soldiers stirred to life as they prepared for a shake up from their daily duties. In the calm before the storm, their preparation for this unique mission unfolded. Fueled by purpose and motivation, they inspected their gear, packed bags, and loaded their vehicles.   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 30 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced an 11-state lawsuit challenging President Biden's second attempt at unconstitutional student debt cancellation. Attorney General Bird took Biden to court as part of a 2022 lawsuit challenging his earlier student debt scheme. The lawsuit accused the Biden Administration of illegally canceling $430 billion in student loans and   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 30 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced his office, in collaboration with 10 other state attorneys general, is suing Joe Biden over his administration's latest student loan forgiveness scheme. The Kansas Attorney General's Office filed the lawsuit today in federal court. "Once again, the Biden administration has decided to steal from the poor and give to the rich. He  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: LARRY TRICHE, age 52, a resident of Norco, La., was sentenced on March 27, 2024 by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to five (5) years probation, one hundred (100) hours of community service, and a $100.00 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, a qu  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 30 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 24 attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court in two consolidated cases to uphold a preliminary injunction that requires Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortion care under the fe  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 30 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a coalition of eight attorneys general asking the court to take stronger action against John Caldwell Spiller, II after Spiller violated permanent robocall and telemarketing bans. "This defendant has repeatedly violated the court's order and continued to make harmful scam calls," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "This must e  more

NEW YORK, March 30 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: New York State Attorney General Letitia James today spearheaded efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. Co-leading a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Attorney General James filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-cur  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, March 30 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: On Wednesday, March 27, guest speaker Serelda Herbin, Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) held an interactive presentation celebrating women's achievements in honor of Women's History Month. "Sometimes achievements are not coming in the right path or in the right way that we would want them to come," she said. "But we sti  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 30 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition today of 11 state attorneys general suing the Biden Administration over its latest illegal attempt at student loan forgiveness. The lawsuit was filed today in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas Wichita Division. "In Biden v. Nebraska, the Supreme Court made clear that the President cannot unilateral  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for March 18-22, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Midwest Division--RMC, LLC, d/b/a Research Medical Center (14-CA-278811, et al.; 373 NLRB No. 36) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583cafabc) Kansas City, MO, March 20, 2024. The Board adopted the Administrative Law Judge's conclusion that the Respondent violated Section 8(a)(5) and (1) by engaging in a series of unlawful   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today the availability and individual state allocations of approximately $811 million in funding to states, territories, and native entities to empower individuals and communities with the tools, skills, and opportunities to  more

SALEM TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, March 29 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: At a time when consumers in Pennsylvania--and nationwide--are facing rising energy costs, Rep. Mike Cabell (R-Luzerne) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), today convened the first hearing in a series to discuss ways to ensure both low-cost and reliable energy for consumers. The hearing, "Balancing Your Budget   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced the selection of 17 new Women's Business Centers (WBCs), 13 of which will be hosted by established Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) across ten state  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the opening of a SBA Business Recovery Center in Avondale on Tuesday, April 2, to provide a wide range of services to businesses impacted by severe or extreme drought that occurred Sept. 19 - Dec. 5, 2023. The center will open as indicated below. "Given the economic losses Louisiana busi  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Surface Transportation Board's Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in connection with Green Eagle Railroad, LLC's proposed construction and operation of an approximately 1.3-mile rail line in Maverick County, Texas. The proposed rail line would be part of t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 30 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Commissioner Mike Morath on March 28, 2024: * * * Subject: Notice of Standardized Letters for the Identification, Placement, and Reclassification of Emergent Bilingual Students Category: Emergent Bilingual Student Programs Next Steps: Share with appropriate staff The purpose of this communication is to remind school systems of the amendments to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 89, Subchapter B  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 30 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Commissioner Mike Morath on March 28, 2024: * * * Subject: Safety and Facilities Enhancement (SAFE) Grant Cycle 2 Application Category: School Safety Next Steps: LEAs should complete eGrants Application Overview On May 31, 2023, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the adopted 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 61, School Districts, Subchapter CC, Commissioner's Rules Concerning School Fac  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 506,500 illegal immigrant appreh  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: A Waxahachie tax preparer was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and ordered to pay more than $6.7 million in restitution to the IRS, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Bachary Rushid McGruder, the 45-year-old owner of M&M Enterprises and Consulting, TX, was indicted in November 2021 and pleaded guil  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 29 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Ryan Scott In an era where the integration of technology and healthcare herald's new frontiers in battlefield medicine, Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the U.S. Army Surgeon General, participated in Project Convergence - Capstone 4 (PC-C4) at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. This engagement not only marks a pivotal advancement in Army warfare and medical technology but also serves as a bridge con  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: With nesting season beginning in late March, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service urges Texas beach visitors to stay vigilant, drive slowly and avoid disturbing nest sites to help protect imperiled sea turtles, including the endangered Kemp's ridley and the threatened loggerhead and green sea turtles. "Sea turtles face numerous threats during nesting season," said Mary  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 29 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor regarding its "proposed rule revising the regulations for registered apprenticeships." The letter, which the State of Tennessee led, notes the coalition's nationwide concerns over race-based regulations for apprenticeships. According to the attorneys general, "the proposed rule deviates from the statutory purpose  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 30 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Zach Wright On March 29, National Vietnam War Veterans Day, PXs and BXs around the world hosted special ceremonies to salute the service, valor and sacrifice of Vietnam Veterans. The ceremonies celebrated all Veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces any time from Nov. 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975, regardless of location. These Veterans received free commemorative lapel pins bear  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In honor of Women's History Month, the 12th Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph conducted an all-female altitude chamber instructor flight, which ascended to 25,000 feet. This mission, undertaken by a team of female instructors emphasized the growing role and recognition of women within the armed forces. The altitude chamb  more